CVE-2026-13401 (GCVE-0-2026-13401)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-16 16:14 – Updated: 2026-07-16 19:27
VLAI
Title
XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes
Summary
XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl will hang in an infinite loop when parsing malformed attributes. The parserc_parse function never advances the attribute-parse state cursor on certain malformed attribute forms, looping forever. Nameless attributes such as "<a ='c'>" or unbalanced quotes "<a b='''''''c'>" can trigger this condition.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
CODECHILD XML::Bare Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.53 (custom)
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